citizenship

Obama-appointed judge who blocked Trump birthright citizenship order strikes again, throws out visa overhaul

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Obama-appointed federal judge who previously blocked President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order has again dealt a major setback to the administration by striking down Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa payment requirement and declaring the policy unlawful. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin of Massachusetts ruled Monday that … Read more

Ex-head of Des Moines schools sentenced to 2 years in prison for misrepresenting U.S. citizenship

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The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district was sentenced Friday to two years in federal prison for falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “I regret what I’ve done every single day,” Ian Roberts said before U.S. District Judge … Read more

Trump fires warning shot at SCOTUS as major citizenship showdown looms: ‘It will be a disaster’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump blasted the Supreme Court on Thursday as justices prepare to decide a major birthright citizenship case, predicting the court may rule against his effort to restrict automatic citizenship for some children born in the U.S. “It would be a disgrace if the Supreme Court … Read more

Trump DOJ escalates citizenship crackdown on group accused of hiding terror ties, violent crimes

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice has ramped up its use of a rarely deployed legal tool to strip citizenship, targeting 12 naturalized Americans accused of hiding ties to terrorism, violent crimes, and other offenses and signaling more cases will follow. The action on Friday against 12 immigrants included … Read more

Four NJ residents charged with illegally voting, lying on citizenship forms

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NEWARK, N.J. — Federal prosecutors in New Jersey have charged four residents with illegally voting. The U.S. attorney’s office for New Jersey said in a statement Friday that the four people were not U.S. citizens when they registered to vote and cast ballots in federal elections, as federal law requires. Their charges range from illegally … Read more

Senator demands probe after truck driver who allegedly fraudulently obtained license, citizenship kills family

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, is calling on multiple departments to investigate the gaps in oversight that allowed for a foreign national to fraudulently obtain a commercial driver’s license and possibly U.S. citizenship before allegedly causing an accident that killed an Ohio family. In a … Read more

US Middle East ally strips citizenship from 69 in crackdown on pro-Iran support

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Bahrain stripped citizenship from dozens of nationals Monday after accusing them of promoting pro-Iran sentiment online, marking the latest use of a controversial law that allows the government to revoke nationality for security concerns. The interior ministry said 69 people — including some relatives of those accused … Read more

US Middle East ally strips citizenship from 69 in crackdown on pro-Iran support

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Bahrain stripped citizenship from dozens of nationals Monday after accusing them of promoting pro-Iran sentiment online, marking the latest use of a controversial law that allows the government to revoke nationality for security concerns. The interior ministry said 69 people — including some relatives of those accused … Read more

DOJ aims to strip citizenship from hundreds of foreign-born Americans, sources say

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The Justice Department is targeting at least 300 foreign-born Americans to possibly revoke their citizenship as part of the Trump administration’s effort to ramp up denaturalization, according to a person familiar with the investigations. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A Justice Department official told NBC … Read more